The context was set by Donald Trump: when it emerged that the United States was considering withdrawing its historic support for the United Kingdom over the Falklands—in retaliation for not having supported the military campaign against Iran—the Argentine government came out to wave the flag. All together, for the first time in a long time. But the unity was short-lived.
Victoria Villarruel It was the most forceful. He published in He concluded: “If they feel English, they should return to the thousands of kilometers where their country is.” The British media Daily Mail, The Independent, The SunGB News—picked up his statements immediately and spoke of “escalation” and “insult.”
That’s when Javier Milei He chose a repost to respond to. The message from user @ViejoLibertario accused her of making a “football for the stands” and of confusing the sovereign claim with “a little letter to Santa Claus”: when there is asymmetry of power, the conditions are set by the strongest.
Villarruel did not let the provocation pass and responded, also with a repost. The chosen text pointed directly: “Javier, you used the argument that the British always used that the inhabitants of the Malvinas should have the right to self-determination. In other words: you helped them.”
On Saturday, the United States clarified that it will maintain neutrality in the dispute. None of that calmed the noise. According to allies of the ruling party in Congress, “since there is no good news to give, we have to suck on the ice cream stick because there is no more left.”
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